Rube
Kroh
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 191
 
Born: August 25, 1886 in Usa, NY, FRIENDSHIP
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Cy Young Award 1914   
Gold Glove Award 1922   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1906 19 NYA AL   10 2 2 2 6 5 5 10 10 10
1907 20 NYA AL   10 2 2 2 6 5 5 10 10 10
1908 21 NYA AL   10 3 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 10
1909 22 NYA AL   10 3 3 3 7 6 6 10 10 10
1910 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 4 3 4 7 7 7 10 10 10
1911 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 8 7 7 10 10 10
1912 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 5 5 5 8 8 8 10 10 10
1913 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 5 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
1914 27 NYA AL $ 3,028,571 10 5 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
1915 28 NYA AL $ 5,128,571 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
1916 29 NYA AL $ 6,021,429 10 5 4 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
1917 30 PHA AL $ 16,650,000 10 5 4 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
1918 31 PHA AL $ 16,650,000 10 5 4 4 10 10 10 10 10 10
1919 32 NYA AL $ 16,650,000 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
1920 33 NYA AL $ 16,650,000 10 5 4 4 10 9 9 9 9 9
1921 34 NYA AL $ 16,650,000 10 5 4 4 10 9 9 9 9 9
1922 35 BSN NL $ 16,650,000 10 3 3 3 9 9 9 7 7 7
1923 36 BSN NL   10 2 1 1 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 2 1 1 6 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 16,650,000 10 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1906 19 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 20 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 21 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1909 22 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1910 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1911 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1912 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1913 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1914 27 NYA AL $ 3,028,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1915 28 NYA AL $ 5,128,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1916 29 NYA AL $ 6,021,429   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1917 30 PHA AL $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1918 31 PHA AL $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1919 32 NYA AL $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1920 33 NYA AL $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1921 34 NYA AL $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1922 35 BSN NL $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1923 36 BSN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 16,650,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1906 19 AAA   0 1 .000 8 2 0 0 0 27.3 19 7 1 13 27 2.31 .196 .291 .247 .538  
    A   2 4 .333 7 7 3 0 0 55.7 53 23 1 19 60 3.72 .257 .320 .335 .655  
1907 20 AAA   8 7 .533 21 16 7 2 0 145.3 110 38 1 60 159 2.35 .210 .291 .263 .554  
1908 21 AAA   14 9 .609 26 23 13 2 0 196.7 153 47 3 81 254 2.15 .212 .291 .276 .567  
1909 22 AAA   12 12 .500 30 30 10 2 0 242.7 217 71 2 110 246 2.63 .240 .322 .299 .622  
1910 23 NYA AL 8 8 .500 17 17 15 2 0 147.3 135 43 1 35 67 2.63 .244 .296 .322 .618 10.9
    AAA   11 4 .733 17 17 7 4 0 141.7 105 24 0 51 150 1.52 .204 .276 .252 .528  
1911 24 NYA AL 23 12 .657 40 40 32 1 0 343.3 310 118 3 136 166 3.09 .244 .317 .303 .620 30.8
1912 25 NYA AL 19 16 .543 42 42 32 2 0 362.0 341 124 1 111 200 3.08 .250 .307 .315 .621 28.4
1913 26 NYA AL 14 14 .500 35 35 25 2 0 296.0 276 101 4 58 167 3.07 .246 .284 .334 .617 18.6
1914 27 NYA AL 26 12 .684 41 41 34 6 0 363.7 326 84 2 51 196 2.08 .238 .266 .301 .566 43.0
1915 28 NYA AL 23 11 .676 40 40 22 5 0 329.3 251 70 4 53 161 1.91 .209 .244 .269 .513 34.6
1916 29 NYA AL 19 15 .559 41 41 17 2 0 338.3 318 86 2 47 174 2.29 .249 .275 .332 .608 30.0
1917 30 PHA AL 18 17 .514 41 41 31 1 0 353.7 353 108 1 54 144 2.75 .261 .291 .319 .610 23.9
1918 31 PHA AL 14 16 .467 38 38 24 3 0 323.3 351 122 1 39 131 3.40 .277 .299 .347 .646 12.6
1919 32 BOS AL 7 12 .368 21 21 15 1 0 180.0 212 66 0 15 74 3.30 .295 .308 .350 .659 9.8
  NYA AL 6 8 .429 17 17 13 0 0 142.0 153 47 0 27 42 2.98 .277 .310 .329 .639 8.9
  TOT   13 20 .394 38 38 28 1 0 322.0 365 113 0 42 116 3.16 .287 .309 .341 .650 18.7
1920 33 NYA AL 19 19 .500 41 41 34 2 0 355.3 365 141 6 70 132 3.57 .268 .304 .353 .658 22.7
1921 34 NYA AL 19 17 .528 38 38 25 1 0 311.0 413 171 16 77 105 4.95 .322 .363 .428 .791 16.9
1922 35 NYA AL 11 8 .579 23 23 17 1 0 196.0 208 72 7 33 61 3.31 .269 .301 .374 .676 15.4
  BSN NL 10 4 .714 14 14 10 0 0 117.3 126 44 5 27 32 3.38 .272 .315 .386 .700 12.1
  TOT   21 12 .636 37 37 27 1 0 313.3 334 116 12 60 93 3.33 .270 .306 .379 .685 27.5
1923 36 BSN NL 3 14 .176 19 19 12 1 0 146.3 219 102 16 50 33 6.27 .352 .398 .498 .896 0.3
14 Years Sim 239 203 .541 508 508 358 30 0 4305.0 4357 1499 69 883 1885 3.13 .263 .301 .341 .642 318.9
5 Years AAA 45 33 .577 102 88 37 10 0 753.6 604 187 7 315 836 2.23 .219 .299 .276 .574  
1 Years A 2 4 .333 7 7 3 0 0 55.7 53 23 1 19 60 3.72 .257 .320 .335 .655  
6 Years Minors 47 37 .560 109 95 40 10 0 809.3 657 210 8 334 896 2.34 .221 .300 .280 .580  
Season Average 17 14 .548 36 36 25 2 0 307.5 311 107 4 63 134 3.13 .263 .301 .341 .642  
Career Highs 26 20 .684 42 42 34 6 0 363.7 413 171 16 136 200 6.27 .352 .398 .498 .896  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   3176 1096 48 678 1331   .265 .305 .339 .644
vs LH   1181 403 21 205 554   .257 .289 .345 .634
Home 121 106 .533 255 255 197 18 0 2227.0 2258 777 38 468 946 3.14 .263 .302 .346 .648
Away 118 97 .549 253 253 161 12 0 2078.0 2099 722 31 415 939 3.13 .263 .299 .335 .634
Mar/Apr 19 28 .404 53 53 39 2 0 444.0 443 158 6 106 188 3.20 .261 .304 .340 .644
May 45 41 .523 94 94 71 6 0 795.3 847 311 14 151 362 3.52 .274 .308 .356 .664
June 35 34 .507 85 85 56 4 0 726.0 748 275 16 161 336 3.41 .267 .307 .355 .662
July 46 32 .590 89 89 64 6 0 746.0 754 249 14 146 322 3.00 .262 .297 .336 .634
August 44 30 .595 85 85 60 5 0 724.3 726 239 5 154 298 2.97 .260 .299 .326 .625
Sep/Oct 50 38 .568 102 102 68 7 0 869.3 839 267 14 165 379 2.76 .255 .290 .331 .621
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1910 23 NYA AL 17 52 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 19 .077 .094 .077 .171 -2.3 0.0
1911 24 NYA AL 40 127 6 7 1 1 0 6 1 0 2 62 .055 .069 .079 .148 -5.6 0.0
1912 25 NYA AL 42 121 7 9 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 60 .074 .104 .116 .220 -3.2 0.0
1913 26 NYA AL 35 107 7 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 49 .056 .072 .056 .128 -5.0 0.0
1914 27 NYA AL 41 135 2 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 61 .067 .073 .074 .147 -6.6 0.0
1915 28 NYA AL 40 111 10 12 2 2 0 7 0 0 4 45 .108 .139 .162 .301 -0.1 0.0
1916 29 NYA AL 41 128 2 9 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 52 .070 .078 .086 .163 -6.1 0.0
1917 30 PHA AL 41 123 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 51 .057 .087 .073 .160 -5.5 0.0
1918 31 PHA AL 38 110 3 8 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 39 .073 .073 .109 .182 -4.3 0.0
1919 32 BOS AL 21 63 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 .079 .079 .111 .190 -2.8 0.0
  NYA AL 17 47 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .085 .085 .106 .191 -1.7 0.0
  TOT   38 110 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 43 .082 .082 .109 .191 -4.4 0.0
1920 33 NYA AL 41 123 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 47 .033 .063 .065 .128 -6.7 0.0
1921 34 NYA AL 38 112 3 10 2 1 0 7 1 1 1 42 .089 .097 .125 .222 -3.8 0.0
1922 35 NYA AL 23 72 5 10 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 18 .139 .149 .181 .329 0.8 0.0
  BSN NL 14 38 1 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 12 .132 .132 .237 .368 0.6 0.0
  TOT   37 110 6 15 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 30 .136 .143 .200 .343 1.4 0.0
1923 36 BSN NL 19 50 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 .060 .060 .100 .160 -2.5 0.0
14 Years Sim 508 1519 58 112 20 10 1 56 4 1 24 615 .074 .088 .102 .190 -54.9 0.0
162 Game Average 484 18 35 6 3 0 17 1 0 7 196 .074 .088 .102 .190 -17.5  
Career Highs 42 135 10 15 4 3 1 9 1 1 4 62 .136 .143 .200 .343 1.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1108 43 82 16 7 1 37 3 1 15 433 .074 .087 .104 .191 -43.9
vs LH   411 15 30 4 3 0 19 1 0 9 182 .073 .092 .097 .190 -15.8
Home 255 744 36 59 11 7 1 25 2 0 13 299 .079 .096 .117 .213 -24.3
Away 253 775 22 53 9 3 0 31 2 1 11 316 .068 .081 .088 .169 -35.4
RISP   400 0 27 3 2 1 49 0 0 5 161 .068 .080 .093 .173 -17.9
Close/Late   163 11 14 5 0 0 9 0 0 2 62 .086 .096 .117 .212 -5.5
Mar/Apr 53 153 5 9 1 0 0 5 1 0 3 67 .059 .077 .065 .142 -7.9
May 94 284 9 27 2 1 0 9 0 0 4 111 .095 .111 .109 .220 -8.8
June 85 266 15 17 7 2 0 10 1 0 5 122 .064 .081 .105 .186 -10.9
July 89 270 11 23 1 4 0 9 0 1 5 104 .085 .101 .119 .220 -8.5
August 85 259 11 24 7 2 1 16 1 0 3 92 .093 .102 .147 .249 -5.8
Sep/Oct 102 287 7 12 2 1 0 7 1 0 4 119 .042 .055 .056 .111 -17.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1910 23 NYA AL P 17 17 147.3 9 45 1 3 .982 3.30    
1911 24 NYA AL P 40 40 343.3 21 83 0 9 1.000 2.73    
1912 25 NYA AL P 42 42 362.0 19 81 0 6 1.000 2.49    
1913 26 NYA AL P 35 35 296.0 15 68 3 4 .965 2.52    
1914 27 NYA AL P 41 41 363.7 27 90 2 4 .983 2.90    
1915 28 NYA AL P 40 40 329.3 22 84 2 3 .981 2.90    
1916 29 NYA AL P 41 41 338.3 21 88 2 7 .982 2.90    
1917 30 PHA AL P 41 41 353.7 32 85 5 1 .959 2.98    
1918 31 PHA AL P 38 38 323.3 26 76 3 4 .971 2.84    
1919 32 BOS AL P 21 21 180.0 12 51 2 2 .969 3.15    
  NYA AL P 17 17 142.0 9 41 1 2 .980 3.17    
  TOT   P 38 38 322.0 21 92 3 4 .974 3.16    
1920 33 NYA AL P 41 41 355.3 27 85 0 3 1.000 2.84    
1921 34 NYA AL P 38 38 311.0 24 77 1 8 .990 2.92    
1922 35 NYA AL P 23 23 196.0 13 56 3 3 .958 3.17    
  BSN NL P 14 14 117.3 8 33 1 2 .976 3.14    
  TOT   P 37 37 313.3 21 89 4 5 .965 3.16    
1923 36 BSN NL P 19 19 146.3 10 39 0 2 1.000 3.01    
Career Totals   508 508 4305.0 295 1082 26 63 .981 2.88    
Career Highs   42 42 363.7 32 92 5 9 1.000 3.30    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1911-4-3.09
1912-7-3.08
1914-1-2.08
1915-1-1.91
1916-5-2.29
1917-10-2.75
1922-3-3.31
CAR-24-3.13
Wins
1911-2-23
1912-8-19
1914-2-26
1915-4-23
1916-8-19
1917-9-18
1920-10-19
1921-3-19
CAR-12-239
Losses
1912-7-16
1917-4-17
1918-7-16
1919-3-20
1920-5-19
1921-2-17
CAR-8-203
Winning Pct
1911-1-.657
1914-1-.684
1915-3-.676
Games Pitched
1912-3-42
1914-8-41
1916-3-41
1917-5-41
1918-10-38
1919-1-38
1920-2-41
1921-4-38
CAR-16-508
Games Started
1911-7-40
1912-2-42
1914-3-41
1915-7-40
1916-1-41
1917-4-41
1918-9-38
1919-1-38
1920-1-41
1921-2-38
CAR-10-508
Complete Games
1911-4-32
1912-3-32
1914-3-34
1917-4-31
1919-6-28
1920-2-34
1921-7-25
CAR-9-358
Shutouts
1912-8-2
1913-10-2
1914-2-6
1915-5-5
1918-8-3
1920-7-2
1921-9-1
1922-10-1
1923-7-1
CAR-18-30
Innings Pitched
1911-6-343.3
1912-2-362.0
1914-2-363.7
1916-5-338.3
1917-4-353.7
1918-9-323.3
1919-5-322.0
1920-1-355.3
1921-7-311.0
CAR-9-4305.0
Hits Allowed
1912-6-341
1914-4-326
1916-4-318
1917-1-353
1918-2-351
1919-1-365
1920-5-365
1921-1-413
CAR-5-4357
Homeruns Allowed
1921-6-16
1923-9-16
Strikeouts
1911-6-166
1912-2-200
1913-5-167
1914-8-196
1915-9-161
1916-6-174
1917-7-144
1920-7-132
1921-8-105
CAR-16-1885
Walks Allowed
1911-3-136
1912-5-111
CAR-33-883
Walks per 9IP
1913-8-1.8
1914-2-1.3
1915-4-1.4
1916-3-1.3
1917-3-1.4
1918-2-1.1
1919-3-1.2
1920-8-1.8
1921-10-2.2
1922-3-1.5
CAR-41-1.8
Hits per 9IP
1911-2-8.1
1912-5-8.5
1913-9-8.4
1914-8-8.1
1915-3-6.9
1920-9-9.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1911-8-4.4
1912-5-5.0
1913-7-5.1
1914-9-4.9
1915-10-4.4
1916-9-4.6
1921-9-3.0
WHiP
1913-4-1.13
1914-1-1.04
1915-1-0.92
1916-5-1.08
1917-10-1.15
1920-6-1.22
1922-3-1.23
CAR-38-1.22
OAVG
1911-3-.244
1912-3-.250
1913-9-.246
1914-6-.238
1915-3-.209
1920-8-.268
OOBP
1912-9-.307
1913-3-.284
1914-1-.266
1915-1-.244
1916-4-.275
1917-10-.291
1920-6-.304
1922-3-.301
CAR-30-.301
OSLG
1911-2-.303
1912-2-.315
1914-5-.301
1915-4-.269
1920-10-.353
OOPS
1911-4-.620
1912-5-.621
1913-7-.617
1914-1-.566
1915-2-.513
1920-7-.658
1922-6-.676
CAR-46-.642
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 219    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 102    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
CAR-36-615
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
 
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  7. Doc White (896)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1906
Injured on 5/19/1906 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 5/4/1908 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 7/8/1908 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 8/2/1910, off Rube Kisinger (CLE)
Earned first career win on 8/2/1910
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1911, going 5-0, 0.80
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1911, going 5-1, 3.10
Injured on 7/25/1911 with a Inflamed Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/7/1913 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
2/8/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,028,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/13/1914, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/7/1914, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/14/1914, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA
Won Cy Young Award in 1914, going 26-12, 2.08 ERA
2/13/1915: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,128,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/19/1915 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 8/16/1915, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1915, going 6-0, 1.01
2/13/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,021,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/30/1916, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 3/5/1917 to a 6-year deal worth $16,650,002 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1918, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 8/3/1918, off Dazzy Vance (DET)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1918, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Boston (A) on 2/14/1919 (Going to PHA: P Dick McCabe, P Bill Sherdel. Going to BOS: P Rube Kroh)
Traded from Boston (A) to New York (A) on 7/16/1919 (Going to BOS: CF Ira Flagstead, 3B Ray Chapman, SS Johnny Evers, P Lou Schettler. Going to NYA: LF Ken Williams, P Rube Kroh)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1919, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1921, going 6-1, 4.11
Traded from New York (A) to Boston (N) on 7/31/1922 (Going to BSN: P Rube Kroh, CF Bill Cunningham. Going to NYA: P Trade H Bait)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1922, going 5-1, 2.38
9/16/1922: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $2,190,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1922
Released by Boston (N) on 8/15/1923